A photo of a young female lawmaker sporting a short red dotted wrap dress to work went viral in South Korea sparking a heated discussion over what is 'appropriate dress code' at the National Assembly.
, told ABC News."Even college students dress up formally when they make presentations in class. Showing up in a red dress seems like an action that goes against the national sentiment."
"The National Assembly is centered on middle-aged men in their 50s, and I wanted to break this practice represented by dark suits and ties by wearing casual clothes," she told ABC News.Ryu Ho-jeong, is a member of a minor progressive Justice Party in Seoul.South Korea's 300-member National Assembly has become diverse in age and sex in the past decades but still predominantly comprises middle-aged men.
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